We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
This is really a good composition, I like the silvery vegetation in the front and on the right part of the photo very much!
ReplyDeleteIt even reminds me of the Queen Ann's Lace that is in every laneside ditch in rural France ... and lots of place world wide.
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that's a beautiful plant - i wonder what it is?
ReplyDeleteI could look at it every day.
It's great to compare this one with the header!
ReplyDeleteIt seems appropriate for the banner photo as it has the colours that are so typical in this blog. Nice shot
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